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And each creature had two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And under the firmament <i>were</i> their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And under the firmament their wings <i>spread out</i> straight, one toward another. Each one had two which covered one side, and each one had two which covered the other side of the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Under the expanse their wings <i>were stretched out</i> straight, one toward the other; each one also had two <i>wings</i> covering its body on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And under the expanse their wings <i>were stretched out</i> straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering their bodies on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And underneath the expanse their wings <i>were stretched out</i> straight, one toward the other; each one also had two wings covering its body on the one side and on the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Under the expanse their wings <i>were stretched out</i> straight, one toward another. Every living being had two wings which covered its body on one side and on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. They each also had two wings covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. Each of them also had two wings covering their bodies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Under the dome, each creature had two wings that were stretched out straight, touching one another. Each creature had two wings that covered its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There under the dome stood the creatures, each stretching out two wings toward the ones next to it and covering its body with the other two wings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and underneath the canopy, their wings spread out straight over their heads toward each other. They each also had two wings with which they covered themselves, one wing covering its body on one side and one wing covering itself on the other side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Under the platform their wings were stretched out, each toward the other. Each of the beings also had two wings covering its body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Under the expanse their wings were straight, the one toward the other: each one had two which covered on this side, and every one had two which covered on that side, their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one towards the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Under the expanse, their wings were straight, one toward the other. Each one had two which covered on this side, and each one had two which covered their bodies on that side. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And under the expanse their wings [are] straight, one toward [its] sister; two [wings] of each are covering them, and two [wings] of each are covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And under the expanse their wings are straight, one toward the other, to each are two covering on this side, and to each are two covering on that side -- their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And under the expansion their wings straight each to the other: to each, two, covering upon them, to each two covering to them their bodies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other, every one with two wings covered his body, and the other was covered in like manner. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And their wings were straight under the firmament, one toward the other. One of them was covered by two wings on his body, and the other was covered similarly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Beneath the firmament their wings stretched out toward one another; each had two wings covering the body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Under the dome their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another; and each of the creatures had two wings covering its body.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other; over and under; two of them covering their faces and two covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And under it their wings were straight, each against each from above, and from beneath, two covered them and two covered their bodies<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And under the firmament were their wings conformable the one to the other; this one of them had two which covered, and that one of them had two which covered, their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And their wings were spread out under the firmament, reaching one to the other; two <i>wings</i> to each, covering their bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=210" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">The Divine Glory</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22</span>Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">And under</a> <a href="/hebrew/7549.htm" title="7549: hā·rā·qî·a‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- An extended surface, expanse. From raqa'; properly, an expanse, i.e. The firmament or visible arch of the sky.">the expanse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kan·p̄ê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">their wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477: yə·šā·rō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Straight, right. From yashar; straight.">stretched out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">toward</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">another.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: mə·ḵas·sō·wṯ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hên·nāh (Prep-l:: Pro-3fp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ū·lə·’îš (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Each one</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">also had two wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="3680: mə·ḵas·sō·wṯ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp) -- To cover. A primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. Fill up hollows; by implication, to cover.">covering</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hên·nāh (Prep-l:: Pro-3fp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1472.htm" title="1472: gə·wî·yō·ṯê·hem (N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A body, corpse. Prolonged for gevah; a body, whether alive or dead.">its body.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-6.htm">Revelation 4:6-8</a></span><br />And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back. / The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight. / And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a></span><br />Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-13.htm">Revelation 1:13-16</a></span><br />and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. / The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. / His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a></span><br />And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-14</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5-6</a></span><br />I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. / His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-6.htm">Revelation 15:6-8</a></span><br />And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests. / Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. / And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-27.htm">1 Kings 6:27</a></span><br />And he placed the cherubim inside the innermost room of the temple. Since their wings were spread out, the wing of the first cherub touched one wall, while the wing of the second cherub touched the other wall, and in the middle of the room their wingtips touched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6-8</a></span><br />Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. / And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne. / When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm">Isaiah 37:16</a></span><br />“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Revelation 7:11</a></span><br />And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Exodus 37:9</a></span><br />And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-14.htm">Revelation 14:14-16</a></span><br />And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand. / Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.” / So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-11.htm">2 Chronicles 3:11-13</a></span><br />The total wingspan of the cherubim was twenty cubits. One wing of the first cherub was five cubits long and touched the wall of the temple, and its other wing was five cubits long and touched the wing of the other cherub. / The wing of the second cherub also measured five cubits and touched the wall of the temple, while its other wing measured five cubits and touched the wing of the first cherub. / So the total wingspan of these cherubim was twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-2.htm">Revelation 8:2-4</a></span><br />And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets. / Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.</p><p class="hdg">their wings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-12.htm">Ezekiel 1:12,24</a></b></br> And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; <i>and</i> they turned not when they went… </p><p class="hdg">which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Ezekiel 1:11</a></b></br> Thus <i>were</i> their faces: and their wings <i>were</i> stretched upward; two <i>wings</i> of every one <i>were</i> joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-18.htm">Job 4:18</a></b></br> Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Psalm 89:7</a></b></br> God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all <i>them that are</i> about him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Body</a> <a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Conformable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Expanse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Firmament</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-20.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-17.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-22.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Arch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Body</a> <a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Conformable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-18.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Expanse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm">Firmament</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-13.htm">Side</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-22.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">His vision of four cherubim;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">of the four wheels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">and of the glory of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And under the expanse</b><br>The "expanse" refers to the firmament or sky, a concept introduced in <a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Genesis 1:6-8</a>. In Ezekiel's vision, this expanse is a platform above which the throne of God is situated, symbolizing the separation between the divine and earthly realms. This imagery connects to the idea of God's transcendence and sovereignty over creation.<p><b>their wings stretched out toward one another</b><br>The wings of the cherubim stretching toward one another signify unity and cooperation among the heavenly beings. This imagery is reminiscent of the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant (<a href="/exodus/25-20.htm">Exodus 25:20</a>), where their wings also stretch toward each other, symbolizing the presence and glory of God. The unity of the wings may also reflect the harmony and order within God's creation and His divine council.<p><b>Each one also had two wings covering its body</b><br>The covering of the body with wings suggests humility and reverence in the presence of God. This act of covering is similar to the seraphim in <a href="/isaiah/6-2.htm">Isaiah 6:2</a>, who cover their faces and feet in the presence of the Lord, indicating awe and respect. The covering may also symbolize protection and the holiness required to be in God's presence, as nothing impure can stand before Him. This imagery points to the need for holiness and reverence in worship and service to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He receives visions from God, including the one described in this chapter.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/cherubim.htm">Cherubim</a></b><br>These are the angelic beings described in Ezekiel's vision. They are often associated with the presence and glory of God, serving as guardians of His holiness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_expanse.htm">The Expanse</a></b><br>This refers to the firmament or the sky-like structure above the cherubim, symbolizing the separation between the divine and the earthly realms.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Ezekiel's prophecies, where the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, serving as a backdrop for the need for divine revelation and hope.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision_of_god's_glory.htm">Vision of God's Glory</a></b><br>The event in which Ezekiel sees the divine chariot and the cherubim, symbolizing God's majesty and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_majesty.htm">God's Holiness and Majesty</a></b><br>The vision of the cherubim and the expanse highlights God's transcendent holiness and majesty. Believers are reminded of the reverence due to God in worship and daily life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection_and_presence.htm">Divine Protection and Presence</a></b><br>The covering wings of the cherubim symbolize God's protection and presence. Christians can find comfort in knowing that God is always present and guarding His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>The wings stretched toward one another signify unity and harmony in worship. The church is called to reflect this unity as the body of Christ, working together to glorify God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/revelation_and_obedience.htm">Revelation and Obedience</a></b><br>Ezekiel's vision serves as a revelation of God's character and will. Believers are encouraged to seek God's guidance through Scripture and respond in obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/inconsistencies_in_ezekiel_1_vs._isaiah_6.htm">Are there any inconsistencies between Ezekiel's vision (Ezekiel 1) and visions of divine glory in other scriptural passages, such as Isaiah 6 or Revelation 4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_days_counted_before_the_sun.htm">If Genesis describes the creation of the sun on the fourth day, how were there 'days' before the sun existed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_angels_possess_wings.htm">Do angels possess wings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_cherubim_have_four_faces.htm">In Ezekiel 10:14, why do the cherubim have four faces, seemingly inconsistent with other biblical angelic descriptions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Two, which covered on this side.</span>--The excessive literalness of this translation obscures the sense, for it seems to imply that each cherub used four wings to cover his body; whereas the true meaning is that <span class= "ital">"</span>each had two wings covering his body on either side." The other two wings of each cherub were "straight," extended when they were in motion, but let down when at rest (<a href="/ezekiel/1-25.htm" title="And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings.">Ezekiel 1:25</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Under the firmament,</span> etc. The description must be read as completing that of ver. 11. The two upper wings of the "living creatures" were not only stretched out, but they pointed to the azure canopy above them, not as sustaining it, but in the attitude of adoration. Nature, in all her life phenomena, adores the majesty of the Eternal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And under</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתַ֙חַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the expanse,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרָקִ֔יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rā·qî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7549.htm">Strong's 7549: </a> </span><span class="str2">An expanse, the firmament, visible arch of the sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their wings</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(kan·p̄ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stretched out</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשָׁר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3477.htm">Strong's 3477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Straight, right</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sister -- a sister</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Each one</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִ֗ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">also had two</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתַּ֤יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wings covering</span><br /><span class="heb">מְכַסּוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḵas·sō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm">Strong's 3680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To plump, fill up hollows, to cover</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its body.</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(gə·wî·yō·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1472.htm">Strong's 1472: </a> </span><span class="str2">A body, corpse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/1-23.htm">Ezekiel 1:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/1-23.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:23 Under the expanse were their wings straight (Ezek. 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